"Yama-Sato-Umi agroecosystem connectivity" Development and evaluation of environmental conservation technologies for tropical islands through an approach emphasizing Yama-Sato-Umi (Ridge-to-reef agroecosystem) connectivity
On June 29, 2024, Dr. Mohammad Shamim Hasan MANDAL, a JSPS Postdoctoral in the Forestry Division, received the 28th Kira Award (Outstanding Young Researcher Category) at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Tropical Ecology (JASTE34) held in Fukui. The research that earned the award is titled ”Habitat suitability mapping for a high-value non-timber forest product: A case study of Rauvolfia serpentina.”
On March 24–30, 2024, JIRCAS welcomed visitors from the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) of the Department of Agriculture of the Philippines. Ms. Ma. Mitzi V. Mangwag, Board Member and Acting Administrator, together with Atty. Ignacio S. Santillana, Deputy Administrator, visited the Tropical Agricultural Research Front (TARF) in Ishigaki Island and JIRCAS Headquarters in Tsukuba. JIRCAS and SRA are collaborating on three projects: ‘Climate change measures in Monsoon Asia,'‘Yama-Sato-Umi agroecosystem connectivity', and 'Tropical crop genetic resources.'
The Japan International Research Center Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) held a 6-day international workshop on “Mangrove Management and Monitoring — Long-Term Mangrove Monitoring with Climate Change Risks” in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture and in Ishigaki and Iriomote Islands, Okinawa Prefecture.
Tomorrow, October 15, is "Mushroom Day" in Japan. A research project of JIRCAS aims to conserve forests in the Philippines and other tropical islands by increasing their value through the combined cultivation of non-wood forest products such as mushrooms, fruit trees, and valuable tree species in mountain areas where forests have been cut down and soil erosion has occurred.